Here’s a look back at the legendary grandmasters and their monumental wins that have defined chess history ahead of the World ...

A whole chess set is translated into wearable accessories in this prototype by French designer Louis Le Joly Senoville, a fan of the game who wanted to make it possible to play anywhere at any time.

Soviet, non-Westerner who dared to take on the established seat of authority in the sport, and succeeded in toppling it.

"You know, it's not like I particularly had a scenario, but I did not assign a very high probability to him getting there so early," Anand - India's only chess world champion so far - told ESPN ...